Leadership Academy Partcipant Review

by EY

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.7/5
  • About You
    5.0
  • The Company
    4.4
  • Everything Else
    4.8

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • From the start till the end. It was very well structured and focuses a lot on trainings and developments.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • The time, money, human resources and everything that EY has invested was very invaluable. Everyone felt that they were very much appreciated over there.

    5/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • Each teams are assigned a facilitator which participants could engage with. Experts in leadership development gave us a good presentation and development training.

    5/5
  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Expert in each field certainly helped us achieve what we wanted to learn and develop.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • It was very well planned. Time management was really good. Teams were structured with a staff from EY as our facilitator , and we had external speaker to develop us on leadership qualities.

    5/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • Training and development programme were intense but at the same, set in a very relaxed setting environment. Good work balanced.

    5/5
  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • I definitely learn a lot from this programme, particularly on leadership skills which was largely emphasize in this event.

    4/5
  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?

    • The leadership academy focuses more on leadership and personal development rather than the firm. However, we can always ask the facilitator questions regarding their roles and firm

    4/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • The event has made me learned that EY invest a lot in their human resources in terms of trainings and development. Would love to work here.

    5/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • It emphasize more on our personal development and leadership qualities, skills that we could integrate with our future employers. In terms of service lines and industry, it was less helpful.

    4/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

    • Travel costs were covered. Food, drinks and accommodation all provided.

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • There were plenty of networking opportunities for networking. Senior staff management to graduates. My facilitator was also friendly and helpful

    5/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • It was very well organised. Could be improved if we could get more rotation when it comes to networking but nevertheless opportunities are there

    4/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • They have common interest groups and a lot of healthy sports events for employees.

    5/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • It is one of the best development camp that I have ever attended. If you would like to develop your leadership and organisational skills. This is the event to be !!!

    5/5
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Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Audit

London

April 2014

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